[chap-lit] 
| 1. | a wreath or garland for the head. |
| 2. | a string of beads. |
| 3. | Roman Catholic Church.
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| 4. | Architecture. a small molding carved to resemble a string of beads; astragal. |
| 5. | Metallurgy. an object for separating the core of a mold from a wall, composed of the same metal as the casting and forming an integral part of it. |
| chap·let (chāp'lĭt) n.
[Middle English chapelet, from Old French, diminutive of chapel, hat, wreath; see chapeau.] chap'let·ed adj. |
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